If I have not love
What quality of love are you giving to others?
Teaching
Because I said so
What one irritating parental directive teaches us about faith.
Disputable matters
Stewarding our disagreements necessitates asking the right questions of ourselves and others.
Danger in digital dualism
Our online presence matters, because it’s interconnected to our physical selves and has real-world repercussions.
Stroke brings unexpected encounter with Scripture
I have read or quoted Isaiah 41:10 many times. One day, these words hit me afresh after my health scare.
Times of trial
We, as Wesleyans, have the power and the grace through the Holy Spirit to be courageous in ministering to society.
The three baptisms
If you are looking to be freed from your slavery, then there is a promised land for you.
Imagina si todos fuésemos líderes transformadores
Al final del día, no se trata solo de transformar una cultura, una iglesia o una denominación. Se trata de personas.
Imagine if we were all transformational leaders
At the end of the day, it’s not only about transforming a culture, church or denomination. It’s about people.
Your church is surviving — now what?
What does church revitalization look like as a result of the pandemic?
Don’t read this while eating
Biblical wound care enters the spiritual battle that accompanies the processes of healing, balancing harmful responses with truth and unconditional love.
Macro-discipleship: intentionally communicating Christ to others
How do we intentionally seek how, who, where and what to communicate as we make disciples?
Missionaries sent (back to the USA)
The farther one gets from his or her home culture, the easier it becomes to link arms with others in the global church.
Five insights from 50 years of ministry
This October, during Pastor Appreciation Month, let’s be quick to celebrate the service of the men and women who so faithfully and humbly lead in their ministries each day.
Micro-discipleship: small moments shape us
Seemingly small actions speak a profoundly larger message when it comes to discipleship.
Reconciliation: my journey of multiethnic ministry
Whereas the religious power brokers of his day used the table to exclude people, Jesus used the table to include people.
The healing balm of creativity
When God created man and woman in his creative image, he didn’t then ask them to sit back and watch.
Reconciliation: my journey of multiethnic ministry
My privileges meant a head start and not dealing with barriers and challenges people of color must persevere through almost daily.
Reconciliation: my journey of multiethnic ministry
You can have a mess without movement. But you cannot have a movement without mess.
Race and the American church
Faculty and staff in the John Wesley Honors College at Indiana Wesleyan University provide a list of information and resources on racial reconciliation.
Racial reconciliation and reconnection
How can we, as individuals, churches and a movement, address systemic racism and racial reconciliation?
Reconciliation: my journey of multiethnic ministry
There is a form of learning uniquely linked to leading, and with it comes the scars and joys of building something lasting.
Reconciliation: my journey of multiethnic ministry
Journey with me as we learn together how to lead, encourage and engage in the areas of multiethnic ministry and racial reconciliation.
Displaced worship: exodus, exile or diaspora?
Scripture provides what could be historical hinge points to learn from, prompting us to ask three questions in light of this era: are we in exodus, exile or diaspora?
